Election Calendar Archives - Page 6 of 7

December 1, 2008 Ashley Burke

Caregivers don’t always reach for helping hand

Lewis Perelmutter looks at his late wife in a family picture. Perelmutter struggled with stress and exhaustion from caring for his wife, who became depressed while living with Parkinson's disease.

Lewis Perelmutter spent close to a decade brimming with anger and frustration as he struggled to care for his ailing wife. It wasn’t until after she died that he realized the stress almost killed him, too.

December 1, 2008 Meg Wilcox

Effects of aging make diagnosis of illness difficult

Mental illness among seniors is often misunderstood by family and friends, but it’s also under-diagnosed by doctors, says one expert.

December 1, 2008 Laura Keil

Survivor reflects on ‘inhumane’ treatment of the past

Less than 40 years ago, Ottawa residents who needed support for mental health problems would not have found a number in the phone book.

December 1, 2008 David Manly

Neuroscientists baffled by brain mysteries

Courtesy Gaetan Lee

A healthy human brain is preserved in a jar of formaldehyde. Functional magnetic resonance imaging is used to detect which parts of the brain are affected by mental illness.

It really is all in your head. Your brain makes trillions of choices every second of every day, without rest, and controls your physical and mental health.